Writer/Of Trivikram Srinivas

 
 
 
 

 
 
 

Writer/Of Trivikram is being loved more than the Director/Of him. During his struggling days, when he was asked by a Posani, what do you know; he said I know Telugu language. He was given entry to the woods for his sole strength over the language. His witty one liners are & and his crisp short stories inspire us to take decisions in real life, of course with heart not mind.

His short story of “Crossing River without family” in movie AD, preaches us the simple morale of being together. In his latest venture also he did that “Tiger” story with aplomb. His shorter version of stories and one liners are apt for this generation of 2 minute Maggi. They can’t stand to anything taking its natural time. Everything needs to be very quick even at the price of health, taste, success, love and life.

His work inspires us to love language, love our parents, love our roots and live values.  How many of his contemporaries are brave enough to come up with a tag line “Viluvale Aasthi”. He knows magic is wonderful than the logic, let’s his magic preach us, teach us!!!

Kudos 3vikram, for culminating 3 aspects, glamour+drama+wisdom through one commercial medium. 

 

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Farah Khan at London Asian Film Festival

 

 

Director’s Master Class

The last leg of the evening at London Asian Film Festival had started with cheers for Farah Khan, the director (Mai Hoon Na, Om Shanti Om, and Happy New Year), actor, choreographer and proud mother of triplets (Om, Shanti and OM-Bollywood way of naming her triplets).

She was back here after conducting Choreography master class session on Saturday (21st Mar). This session was conducted by Gareth Jones, producer of The Mughals. She was grilled with questions about her journey, inspiration, hurdles and functioning of Bollywood. Some of the interesting excerpts of the evening are here.

·         Her first movie with Shahrukh, Mai Hoon Na took three years before it became a reality.

·         She is pretty strict on sets but serves sumptuous food, which is her weakness.

·         She said Shahrukh deserves the moolah since he has the stamina to raise 250 Cr business on a good movie.

·         She can’t work on scripts which does not include Bollywood and Shahrukh.

·         To my questions she had responded that the script finalization is the toughest phase of film making process and Bollywood remakes of south Indian movies are now the thing of past.

·         She had suggested an amateurish screenplay writer to join a film school and learn by watching movies.

·         When this guy from Patna requested her to vet his script, she said it is taxing and she can’t take the responsibility, however she asked to share the synopsis to have a quick view.

·         Mr. Raj was assured to be cast in her next film, if it is shot in London.

She was very candid at the questions thrown upon here by the host and guests. She even obliged to have selfie session with most of us post the session along with tips to take selfies.

She is ditto like her movies, chirpy, bubbly and dramatic. All the best Farah ji!

 

…Venky

 

 

British Media & The Asian Women’s contribution

The afternoon at London Asian Film Festival continued with panel discussion by distinguished personalities on topic ‘British Media & The Asian Women’s contribution’, after the stage was handed over by Loveena Tandon, from TV Today network.

The guests on the panel were, Baroness Flather – the first Asian women to receive a peerage, Shyama Perera – presenter and newscaster, Mamta Kash -actress and producer and Madhav Sharma – well known theatre personality with half a decade experience on stage.  

The discussion was inspiring with varied thoughts and personal experience of the guests. Respected Baroness shared her experiences of studying at the school run by sister of Sarojini Naidu and the emotional involvement with independence movement. She was of the opinion, that these might be the reason behind her not liking the Indian soaps in the British media, to name a few, Desi Rascals, Indian Summers, which does not represent the true facts of Indian culture/independence era. She also supported the thought of chasing dreams and having no plan Bs.

At one point Madhav Sharma and Shyama Parera locked horns over role of Asian ethnicity in British Media. Though, Mamta was candid enough to settle the scores and move ahead into the evening by opening the house to Q&A.

The stunning aspect was the clarity and curiosity of younger Asian generations in Briton, UK. The questions asked by them does not approve of their age of early teenage. Might be, this generation is reaping the benefits of their grand and great grand refugee (Asian) generations from African continent into UK, in early 70’s, as a result of The ethnic cleansing of Indians/Asians in Uganda by Idi Amin.

 

…Venky

London Asin Film Festival

The SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies), University of London was painted with Asia Film circuit. The focus point was ‘Women in Media’ complimented by short film, Panel discussion and Director’s classes by our own Om Shanti Om Farah Khan. The short film and its insights are:

The World before Her

The film by Nisha Pahuja charts the lives of two different spectrums of Modern India, Durga Vahini Camp and Miss India Pageant. The former is an orthodox Hindutva camp run by VHP (Vishwa Hindu Parishad) to safe guard Hindu religion, culture and values through any means. Whereas, the second strata is represented by chosen bunch of beautiful, aspirational, and radical teens ready to grab the world of opportunities by cleaning themselves from the  moral values campaigned by the Durga Vahini group, to certain extent. 

The methodical approach by Nisha takes us through the lanes of Bhopal, Rajasthan and emotions of Prachi from Durga Vahini camp, Ankita shorey & Ruhi Singh from 2011 beauty pageant. The footage covered all the 19 contestants of the pageant including Rakul Preet Singh, an upcoming actress of 2015, in Tollywood. The movie compares frame to frame the lives of both the groups and the people associated with them and their philosophies.

The Durga Vahini camp starts with self-defence training for girls from villages and ends at high note of graduating them with a mind-set not only to safeguard themselves but the religion even at the cost of violence, protests and killing. On the other side the journey of beauties starts with weighing, scrutinizing each body part, showcasing the assets, Botox sessions (wherever n whenever needed) and ends with crowning one amongst 19 second generation of aspirational souls.

At the penultimate stage of both the worlds the self-realisation of both Prachi and Ankita Shorey is heart touching. Both these girls support their own cause but they hear their inner voice pronouncement of their journey against the social, geographical and SELF values and customs.  In their own words….

‘How far we should compromise and go for the title’ by Ankita Shorey

‘I support VHP philosophy and will not marry forever, however would suggest girls to get married and live up to the expectations of first generation’ by Prachi.

The film ends there asking us to start thinking the contrast philosophies of modern India. The Q&A session by Nisha Pahuja addressed few unresolved queries, though.

 

…Venky